Foxcroft provides a residential learning experience for girls in which academic excellence, leadership, responsibility, and integrity are our highest values.
The School
Founded in 1914, Foxcroft School is a college-preparatory boarding and day school for girls in grades 9-12. The school is located on 500 acres in Middleburg, Virginia, 50 miles west of Washington, D.C.
The Student Body
Foxcroft is, by design, a small, residential school. The 2007-2008 student body is 72 percent boarding students with a total of 178 girls from 20 states, Washington D.C. and 12 foreign countries. Some 13 percent are U.S. students of color, 14 percent are international students and about 22 percent receive more than $1.2 million of financial aid. In addition, 26 percent of the students are related to alumnae -- an impressive testament to the relationship between the school and its graduates.
Academic Excellence
Foxcroft curriculum offerings number 103 courses and 16 Advanced Placement (AP) courses, as well as academic support through the Learning Center and the Math and Writing Labs. Ninety percent of the members of the Classes of 2005 and 2006 who took four or more AP courses earned AP Scholar recognition from the College Board. Nationwide, only 17 percent of students who take AP Exams earn such recognition. (AP Scholars must earn a grade of three or higher on three or more AP Exams.)
Above and Beyond
Foxcroft students graduate with an average of 4.2 years of math courses and 4.4 years of science courses -- far above the national average, especially for girls. The School has interactive whiteboards in all classrooms, a lively Animal Room in the science wing and an observatory that houses a Newtonian-Cassegrain reflecting telescope, two 8-inch Celestron telescopes and astrophotography and solar-observing accessories. The ratio of students to computers on the fully-wired campus is better than 2-to-1.
After Foxcroft
The 42 members of the Class of 2008 were offered 126 acceptances to 86 colleges and universities, including Johns Hopkins University, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology, Duke, the College of William and Mary and the University of Virginia. Collectively, the Class earned more than $950,000 in merit scholarships. Every member of the Class graduated having experienced significant leadership roles at the School.